Good afternoon Everyone.
Happy Saturday to you all
Sorry I not been on here for a while. I find it difficult at the moment to be as supportive as I should be to everyone on here going through their own personal journey.
Please know you are all in my thoughts
I met with my oncologist in Swansea this past Wednesday
She couldn't have been more informative, kind, supportive and clear with all the questions I threw her way. Also my new nurse was so kind and caring
They have finally told me my tumour is stage 3. T4 L1 M0
My tumour is 6 cm long so quite large and it is invading the space with my prostate.
The plan is a CT scan plan this coming Monday to line up my pelvis with the machine that will administer my radiotherapy. So 5 and a half weeks of radiotherapy 5 times a week.
Then a one off injection of chemotherapy followed by tablets to take for 5 and a half weeks alongside the radiotherapy.
The plan is to cure which is wonderful news. The treatment should start hopefully mid November. To be honest it couldn't come soon enough as I want it gone and the pain to be gone too. I appreciate however side effects may well be rather horrible. There is a hostel within the hospital where I hope to be able to stay during the weeks of treatment.
I am reading what I feel able to about it all with the booklets they have given me I am now avoiding all Google searches and trying to just focus on getting through this and back to some form of normality. Whatever that is
Love to you all
Paddybud xx
